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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5344

SB 5344: Nursing fatigue

Concerning staffing committees and limiting the total number of hours nurses can work across all health care settings to sixty hours in a week.

Summary

  • Requires nurse staffing plans to include a regular review of data on missed meal and rest breaks and nurse call-back rates.
  • Requires the Department of Health to investigate substantiated complaints a hospital failed to respond to a pattern of missed meal and rest breaks.
  • Limits registered nurses to a cumulative 60 hours of direct clinical nursing care work per week.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5344), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2019
  2. Out of committeeMar 1, 2019
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Annette Cleveland (D-49)
Introduced
January 17, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5344, SSB 5344

AN ACT Relating to staffing committees and limiting the total number of hours nurses can work across all health care settings to sixty hours in a week;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Annette Cleveland (D-49)

8 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Steve O'Ban R-28Steve Hobbs D-44Dean Takko D-19Mark Mullet D-5Guy Palumbo D-1Senator R-18Lisa Wellman D-41Senator D-22

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5344)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5344)
  4. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5344)
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5344)
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care. (SSB 5344)
  10. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5344)
  11. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5344)
  12. Minority; without recommendation.
  13. Minority; do not pass.
  14. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care.
  15. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5344)
  16. Referred to Ways & Means.
  17. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5344)
  18. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5344)
  19. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5344)
  20. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5344)
  21. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  22. Minority; without recommendation.
  23. And refer to Ways & Means.
  24. Minority; do not pass.
  25. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

SB 5344 in other sessions

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